If all the farmers were dead.........

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Lindy — 8/21/2006 5:05:57 PM (archived)

Then who's growing the opium?
Their wives and children?
The military?
American businessmen?

Get real. The Taliban were their own cartel, trying to control the production and trade. And since we armed and trained them so well, they WERE very successful.

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Bush's phenomenal success in agriculture - Publius - 8/20/2006 4:51:26 PM
- Wonderful news. Free enterprise triumphs again. - David F Mayer - 8/23/2006 1:37:37 AM
- So you were a Taliban supporter? - Scott Evil - 8/21/2006 2:30:01 PM
  - And you are an athletic supporter? (n/t) - Publius - 8/21/2006 7:09:54 PM
  - I wouldn't be surprised if there were closed......... - Lindy - 8/21/2006 4:35:48 PM
- A few facts - Tom Brosz - 8/20/2006 8:36:03 PM
  - Your figures - In '01, Taliban, next to nothing. '02, Bush, it skyrocketed. - Bowser - 8/20/2006 9:01:48 PM
    - Republicans sure are funny.......... - Publius - 8/20/2006 11:01:33 PM
      - Modesty. And the source of another puzzlement. - Bowser - 8/20/2006 11:50:34 PM
    - Click the link. For a change. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/20/2006 9:22:55 PM
      - Hey Tom, check out the FedEx ad........... - Publius - 8/22/2006 2:08:43 PM
      - Nice try, or cheap shot. Read your very own citation. - Bowser - 8/20/2006 10:16:39 PM
        
        After the Taliban achieved complete control over the area, opium growing dropped to next to nothing - Scott Evil - 8/21/2006 2:33:23 PM
        
        If all the farmers were dead......... - Lindy - 8/21/2006 5:05:57 PM
        
        re: citation. - Tom Brosz - 8/21/2006 1:18:41 AM
        
        Bowser's Right! They're ALL right! Help...I'm having an E P I P H A N Y ! - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/21/2006 12:13:45 AM
        
        I didn't know an epiphany and brain fart were the same thing......... - Publius - 8/21/2006 1:29:31 AM
        
        re: I didn't know an epiphany and brain fart were the same thing......... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/24/2006 1:25:52 AM
        
        Democratic individualism - Tom Brosz - 8/21/2006 1:32:18 AM
        
        I understand that in Texas, the RNC had to buy off the redundant Republican contender - alcaray - 8/21/2006 11:07:05 PM
        
        Republican locksteppers - Publius - 8/21/2006 12:56:14 PM
        
        The "people of Connecticutt..." - Tom Brosz - 8/21/2006 3:37:51 PM
        
        The will of the people........... - Publius - 8/21/2006 4:18:15 PM
        
        And yes, I put two "t's" on Connecticut - Tom Brosz - 8/21/2006 3:40:16 PM
        
        Three. You put three "t"s. (n/t) - Bowser - 8/22/2006 5:18:46 AM
        
        Dang! Okay, one EXTRA "t." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/22/2006 6:05:30 AM

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